1K signatures against parole for Curtis Brownell so far

More than 1,000 people have signed an online petition asking the Illinois Prisoner Review Board to deny parole for convicted killer Curtis Brownell.

You have until March 24 to sign the electronic petition for or against his parole. As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, 1,014 people signed the online petition with 1,008 against parole.

Brownell was convicted of killing 17-year-old Louise Betts in 1977. He was sentenced to between 200 and 600 years in prison under the state's antiquated indeterminate sentencing laws, which allowed periodic chances for parole. He was last up for parole in 2011. No member of the Prisoner Review Board has voted for his release.